What is the main goal of positive reinforcement in operant conditioning?
Skinner’s Operant Conditioning Rewards & Punishments

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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To decrease a behavior by adding something unpleasant
To increase a behavior by removing something unpleasant
To increase a behavior by adding something pleasant
To decrease a behavior by removing something pleasant
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Who is credited with making operant conditioning famous through his experiments?
B.F. Skinner
John B. Watson
Albert Bandura
Ivan Pavlov
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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In Skinner's experiment, what does the 'B' in the ABCs of behavior stand for?
Bias
Belief
Behavior
Benefit
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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According to Skinner, what is the nature of free will?
An essential part of human behavior
A misconception or irrelevant to science
A fundamental aspect of psychology
A result of genetic predisposition
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What is the purpose of the classroom exercise involving clapping?
To illustrate the concept of extinction
To demonstrate negative punishment
To practice positive reinforcement
To show the effects of random reinforcement
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